Effects of butylphthalide on bronchial asthma in guinea pigs and involvement of endothelin
Effects of butylphthalide on bronchial asthma in guinea pigs and involvement of endothelin
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丁苯酞对豚鼠支气管哮喘的影响及内皮素的参与
DOI:
10.13459/j.cnki.cjap.2016.06.006
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发表时间:
2016
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Xiao-li CHENG
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Zhi-wang WANG;Xiao-yan FU;Yuan REN;Hai-jing DUAN;Xue-feng LIU;Xiao-li CHENG
Objective To study the effects of butylphthalide on bronchial asthma in guinea pigs, and investigate the involvement of endothelin. Methods In guinea pigs, bronchial asthma was induced by injection of ovalbumin (OVA) and provoked by inhalation of OVA, and the effects of butylphthalide on asthma were evaluated through the changes it induced by OVA, pulmonary function, endothelin-1 (ET-1) contents and activity of endothelin converting enzyme-1 (ECE-1) in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF), serum and lung tissue, and the gene expression of ET-1 in lung tissue. Results Butylphthalide significantly improved pulmonary function, lowered asthmatic behavior score, inhibited the activity of ECE-1, and reduced ET-1 gene expression level in lung tissue. Conclusion Butylphthalide has an anti-asthma effect and the mechanisms involve inhibition of ECE-1 activity and lowering of ET-1geng expression.